SCHOLARLY
& RESEARCH JOURNALS |
PROFESSIONAL,
TRADE & INDUSTRY JOURNALS |
JOURNALS
OF COMMENTARY |
NEWSPAPERS
& OPINION |
POPULAR
MAGAZINES |
|
EXAMPLES |
Journal
of Popular Culture Journal of
Communication and Religion |
Library
Journal Editor &
Publisher |
Mother
Jones National Review |
New
York Times |
Time People |
VALUES & USES |
Original
research; theoretical, experimental or applied.
In-depth analysis of topics. Lengthy
articles. Substantial book reviews. Many
are refereed/peer reviewed. |
Current
news, events & trends in a particular field.
Product, company and biographical info.
Statistics, including forecasts.
Some book reviews. |
Commentary
on political & social issues. Often
source of political viewpoint. Speeches
& interviews. Often substantial
book reviews. |
Current,
factual information. News stories. Local & regional focus. Analysis & opinion on current events.
Excerpts from speeches. Some book reviews. |
Current
events and news. Primary source
for popular culture. Short articles. Interviews.
Some book reviews. |
LANGUAGE |
Uses
the technical vocabulary of the discipline; college-educated. |
Written for practitioners,
so uses jargon of the field. |
Written
for general, educated audience. |
Written
for general, educated audience. |
Non-technical,
often simple language. |
AUTHORS |
Researchers,
academics, scholars. |
Practitioners
or journalists with subject expertise. |
Variety
of authors; some writers, specialists or members or sponsoring organization. |
Journalists. |
Journalists. |
SOURCES |
Footnotes,
bibliographies; documentation is extensive. |
Often cited,
but full documentation not always provided. |
Highly
variable; often cited, but full documentation is not always provided. |
Sources
are rarely cited in full. |
Original
sources are usually lacking or obscure. |
PUBLISHERS |
Professional
organizations, universities, research institutes & scholarly presses. |
Commercial/trade
publishers or professional associations. |
Commercial/trade
publisher or nonprofit organizations. |
Commercial/trade
publisher. |
Commercial/trade
publisher. |
GRAPHICS |
Graphs,
charts & tables. Ads
are very rare. |
Charts/tables, illustrations. Ads related to profession. |
Some
have graphics, color and ads. |
Pictures
& charts. Some
ads. |
Glossy;
many graphics & pictures. Lots
of color ads. |
ACCESS TOOLS |
Art Literature International Historical Abstracts Sociological Abstracts |
ABI/Inform ERIC |
Expanded Academic PAIS Alternative Press Index |
Proquest Newspapers New York Times Index |
Readers’ Guide
to Periodical Literature |